A total of One Thousand, Two Hundred and Eleven (1,211) students will bag first class and distinction categories of degrees at the 56th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Lagos.
The number is made up of 617 first class honours and 92 distinctions all in the Bachelors’ Degree category, and 502 distinctions in the Postgraduate category.
Convocation Statistics
Speaking on Tuesday, January 14, 2026 at the Convocation Press Conference to outline activities for the University’s 56th Convocation Ceremonies, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, revealed that a total ten thousand, five hundred and eighty four (10,584) graduating students will receive first degrees or diplomas while Five Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty Two (5,922) others will receive Postgraduate degrees.
Further breakdown of the graduation statistics shows that:
- Four thousand, five hundred and forty three (4,543) graduated in the Second-Class Upper category,
- Three thousand, nine hundred and ten (3,910) are in the Second-Class Lower Division,
- One thousand and twenty three (1,023) are graduating with Third-Class,
- Sixty nine (69) finished with Pass and
- a total of three hundred and thirty (330) have degrees that are not classified (from the Faculties of Pharmacy, Dental Sciences, Health Professionals and Clinical Sciences).
In the School of Postgraduate Studies;
- a total of four hundred and seventy nine (479) students will bag Postgraduate Diploma certificates (PGD). Out of this figure, forty one (41) made distinctions.
- Five thousand, one hundred and forty eight (5,148) will graduate in the Masters Degree category, with four hundred and twenty nine (429) having Distinctions
- One hundred and nineteen (119) will bag Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in various disciplines.
Prof Ogunsola disclosed that the University of Lagos Business School (ULBS) will also churn out one hundred and forty (140) participants, with thirty two (32) of them finishing with distinctions.
